As we do every year, even in a pandemic, RAPP will be participating in a number of campaigns throughout Sexual Assault Awareness Month and we look forward to working collaboratively with members of the Truman family.
One theme for SAAM 2021 is We Can Build Safe Online Spaces.
The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) commemorates the start of Sexual Assault Awareness Month to highlight how to practice consent online and build respectful online communities. The internet has become the new public square where we connect with romantic partners, friends, family, co-workers and even strangers, and this year’s campaign shares how each of us can build online spaces free of sexual harassment and abuse.
We can take part as individuals and collectively as part of the Truman community to commemorate SAAM and show support for survivors of sexual harassment and abuse by wearing teal — the color of sexual violence prevention — and posting a selfie to Twitter or Instagram using #SAAM2021. Wearing teal signals that you support survivors and are a safe person to talk to if they need to reach out.
Join us in NSVRC’s #30DaysofSAAM photo challenge, Follow @trumanRAPP to support our posts for the campaign. Tag us or show pictures if you’d like us to post them on your behalf.
We’re also coming off of International Anti-Street Harassment Awareness week. Catcalls, sexist or sexual comments, homophobic and transphobic slurs, flashing, groping, stalking, and assault in public spaces. Gender-based street harassment is a global problem. It makes us feel less safe, it restricts where we go. IT MUST END. And it has been exacerbated in pandemic.
Join us as we bring attention to this problem & engage our communities in solutions. Look for ways to incorporate these conversations in your classes and student clubs, and within the athletics community.
And then we have Denim Day! Denim Day 2021 is Wednesday, April 28th. The 2nd annual virtual Denim Day rally will be on Wednesday 4/28, at 5 pm!
Denim Day started with a clear and direct message: There Is No Excuse and Never An Invitation to Rape.
Inspired by an Italian Court’s decision to overturn a rape conviction due to the victim wearing tight jeans – reasoning she must have helped her attacker remove them, thereby implying consent – Denim Day continues to inspire and connect millions all over the world. This year is our 22nd year, and the original message remains crucially relevant.
Denim Day is an opportunity to come together in solidarity, support survivors, challenge harmful attitudes surrounding sexual violence, and disrupt rape culture.
Join us in gearing up for this powerful movement!
